Job Description: Project Coordinator
Location: Lusaka HQ
Reporting to: COO
Employment Type: Fixed Term
Application Deadline: 7th March, 2025
About Community Climate Solutions Zambia
Community Climate Solutions is a start-up focused on developing holistic and trusted carbon offset projects that benefit both the climate as well as the rural subsistence farmers. Headquartered in Zug and Lusaka, we have a team of over 70 people and are growing rapidly, with the majority of staff permanently residing in and serving over 100’000 farmers in Zambia.
Our carbon capture model is to empower rural subsistence farmers to reduce and remove carbon emissions from their own agricultural land and its surroundings. Our interventions are centered on (i) reducing uncontrolled bush fires and (ii) restoring the Miombo ecosystem, all by equipping and incentivizing the individual farmers. These activities increase carbon storage, which we monetize on behalf of the farmers using the voluntary carbon market. Executed with our social mind set and mission, this allows us to multiply the farmers income and drastically reduce severe poverty.
Our differentiating factors are (i) focusing on direct household payment, with farmers getting paid for the amount of carbon they remove on their own fields and surrounding areas, enabling them to become self-motivated eCO2preneurs. (ii) Our projects are embedded in an existing and expanding ecosystem comprising vocational education facilities, a microfinance institution and an affordable housing provider, which ensure community payouts are multiplied and invested for generations.
Job Description
As the Project Coordinator, you will lead and oversee the monitoring, documentation, and reporting of CCSZ’s key initiatives. You will act as a central link among internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders to ensure the successful documentation and communication of project goals aligned with our vision for climate resilience.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management and Execution:
Ensure effective compliance with organizational requirements, monitoring, and reporting to achieve key project milestones and outcomes.
Document and communicate the timely execution of project activities, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and stakeholder needs.
Identify and mitigate risks to project delivery.
Align budget and project planning to ensure project success.
Compile weekly reports on project progress and friction points to be submitted to the Board.
Team Coordination and Leadership:
Serve as the primary liaison between CCSZ management, technical teams, and the Board for all project-related activities.
Guide, motivate, and support project team members to contribute effectively toward achieving results and report on shortcomings between operations and planning.
Promote a collaborative and inclusive work environment within the team.
Capacity Building and Technical Support:
Facilitate training workshops, coaching sessions, and field visits to support the effective implementation of project activities.
Lead the preparation of detailed project reports for internal and external audiences, including donors and board members, on a weekly basis.
A Typical Week May Include:
Providing updates during team meetings on project implementation, highlighting challenges and seeking input from colleagues.
Collaborating with district and provincial staff to support implementation plans and address operational challenges.
Preparing for steering committee meetings, including presenting project progress and insights.
Participating in strategy sessions with technical experts to refine training materials and project interventions.
Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications and Experience
Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field. Equivalent experience will be considered.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in project coordination and management, with a strong background in planning, budgeting, monitoring, and reporting.
Proven experience in implementing climate-resilient or community-based development projects.
Familiarity with Zambia’s environmental policies, government systems, and community development frameworks.
Strong understanding of capacity-building and participatory development methodologies.
Excellent proficiency in project management tools and software.
Fluency in English; knowledge of local languages is an added advantage.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment with a commitment to equity and inclusion.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to engage with diverse stakeholders effectively.
Submit your CV and Application on Company Website : Click Here
Closing Date : 15th March, 2025.
